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I went to Albertsons this morning and spent $25.23. Here’s what I bought with all my coupons: 12 boxes of cereal, 3 gallons of milk, 2 dozen eggs, 2 lbs butter, 4 boxes of fruit roll-ups, 11 Kit Kat bars and 3 Christmas ornaments. That breaks down to $.66 an item. Maybe this is a Read More >>
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I just finished reading a book called Plenty: Eating Locally on the 100-Mile Diet. I’ve been thinking about the whole eating local thing since I read Barbara Kingslover’s book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. I had no idea the average food miles (food from the field to the table) was 1,500 miles. I guess it hit Read More >>
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I’m looking forward to turning this week’s compost into “Black Gold.” That’s garden talk for rich, dark compost. This week I’ve collected the following in the compost bucket: egg shells, carrot peels, apple peels, broccoli bits, tea bags, coffee grounds/filters, spinach leaves, used dinner napkins, egg crate pulp and shredded paper. I’m thinking about Read More >>
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Hi my name is Mavis. If you have just discovered my blog and have decided to start from the beginning, don’t. If I were you I would fast forward to around January of 2011. When I started blogging in January of 2009, I had no clue what I was doing. Not that I do now, Read More >>
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